It looks like the war on potatoes is over. Well, perhaps the word war is a bit dramatic, so let’s just say the USDA’s expensive, nonsensical, continued effort to limit the use of potatoes in school cafeterias has come to an end. As you may recall, we brought this up a year ago in a […]

Before you get the wrong idea after looking at these pictures, we’re not breaking any child labor laws. Actually, what you see is a visit from the Sage Community School! Last week, Gold Dust hosted the Sage Community School charter school as a part of an ag tour put together by PROSPER and Trout Unlimited. […]

Sometimes the things that come out of Washington DC sound a little crazy and make a person scratch their head. Last month, the Feds announced they want to limit serving potatoes to children and keep them from school lunches. This news, coupled with the fact the WIC program prohibits buying spuds with government aid, seem to […]

We are very proud to announce that the National Potato Council has honored Walker Brothers with a 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award. While it’s always nice to be recognized, to receive recognition from the National Potato Council for our work on providing cleaner water and wildlife habitat as well as for preventing soil erosion feels extra […]

In this week’s PotatoPro Newsletter, the author, Paul van Eijck, wrote about the use of the phrase “comfort food” in relation to potato chips and french fries and marketing them. According to this article, in the very near future we may see the phrase being applied to potato chips, french fries and almost anything else […]